Turmeric: Plant Immunobooster against COVID-19

Pankaj Kumar Shankhdhar; Pankaj Mishra; Pushpendra Kannojia; Himanshu Joshi

doi:10.5958/0975-4385.2020.00029.1

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Turmeric: Plant Immunobooster against COVID-19

Author(s): Pankaj Kumar Shankhdhar, Pankaj Mishra, Pushpendra Kannojia, Himanshu Joshi

Email(s): pankajsharmarbmi@gmail.com

DOI: 10.5958/0975-4385.2020.00029.1

Address: Pankaj Kumar Shankhdhar1, Pankaj Mishra1, Pushpendra Kannojia1, Himanshu Joshi2
1BIU College of Pharmacy, Bareilly International University, Bareilly, U.P., India.
2Invertis Institute of Pharmacy, Invertis University, Bareilly, U.P., India.
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Published In: Volume - 12, Issue - 3, Year - 2020

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ABSTRACT:
The whole world is suffering from the corona virus, a global pandemic, which has captured world attention to the immune system. As the world scrambles to find a cure for Covid-19, health experts have suggested boosting the body’s immunity. Immune system defense against bacteria, virus and other organisms may help minimize the effects and hasten the recovery from the disease. Covid-19 still has a troublingly high mortality rate. A person with a strong immune system and good body health should be able to recover from severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections without any complications because the immune system produced antibodies. Immunity will be “our savior” against the virus. The idea is that if you don’t have a potent weapon to combat the enemy, a strong and effective shield is the best bet to protect yourself. There are still millions of people in the world at risk due to old age, weak immune system and pre-existing medical issue. Turmeric play a major role to boost the immune system and a potent immunomodulatory agent that can help the population to prevent the covid-19 infection.

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Pankaj Kumar Shankhdhar, Pankaj Mishra, Pushpendra Kannojia, Himanshu Joshi. Turmeric: Plant Immunobooster against COVID-19. Res. J. Pharmacognosy and Phytochem. 2020; 12(3):174-177. doi: 10.5958/0975-4385.2020.00029.1

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Pankaj Kumar Shankhdhar, Pankaj Mishra, Pushpendra Kannojia, Himanshu Joshi. Turmeric: Plant Immunobooster against COVID-19. Res. J. Pharmacognosy and Phytochem. 2020; 12(3):174-177. doi: 10.5958/0975-4385.2020.00029.1 Available on: https://rjpponline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2020-12-3-9

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